If you're among those enchanted by this plant, I’ll guide you through how to grow a bay tree and make the most of its leaves.

“They can live for decades.” With leathery evergreen leaves, bay leaf tree can be shaped into a or topiary or it can be ...

Bay leaves, extracted from the bay laurel tree, have been used in various world cuisines like Indian and Mediterranean. They are believed to add a strong taste, a combination of pine, clove ...

If a recipe asks you to add a bay leaf, would you listen? The leathery but delicate leaf, which is usually removed before a dish is served, has been a mainstay of Mediterranean cuisine for ...

I saw my first Bay plant (Laurus nobilis) 17 years ago while visiting the herb gardens at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska. It was a handsome plant about 5 feet tall in a large ...

Although fresh leaves are becoming more widely available, they are usually sold dried. The dried bay leaves are more strongly flavoured than fresh ones, but the uses for both are the same.

Although fresh leaves are becoming more widely available, they are usually sold dried. The dried bay leaves are more strongly flavoured than fresh ones, but the uses for both are the same.